Artists perform at the Yotkan cultural scenic spot in Hotan County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Nov. 7, 2023.
URUMQI, July 10 (Xinhua) -- A total of 24 journalists from 23 countries have participated in a media tour of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, focusing on its role as the core zone of the Silk Road Economic Belt. Organized by China's State Council Information Office, the delegation visited communities, businesses, cultural venues and religious sites in the cities of Urumqi, Turpan and Kashgar from June 30 to July 8, gaining firsthand insight into the harmonious lives of Xinjiang's residents of various ethnic groups, the region's economic growth driven by innovation and its vibrant cultural heritage.
A drone photo shows a cotton picker operating in a field in Awat County of Aksu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 24, 2024.
URUMQI, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Inside a brand-new workshop at a buzzing textile factory in Hotan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Zulaya Tursuntohti deftly handled the whirring spinning frames to produce fine cotton threads. Just months ago, this job, and her 3,500-yuan (about 489 U.
